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Published in the Courier News, Saturday, June 24, 2006
[Editorial]
Hit: Green's right to demand some answers
We commend Assemblyman Jerry Green for breaking the official silence on the Plainfield school district's employment of Athletic Director John Ahern, whose job application failed to disclose his dismissal from previous jobs for playing host to parties where alcohol was served for girls on high-school basketball teams. He was also accused of falling asleep in his bed with teenage girls after the parties.
Green wants the Union County superintendent of schools to investigate, asking, "How is it possible that an educator whose license was revoked for misconduct with children is able to have it reinstated?"
A hit for Green. Let's hope it encourages Plainfield school officials to explain the policies and practices they apply to job applications, even if legal considerations restrict what they can say about Ahern's case at this time.
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060624/OPINION01/606240334/1009
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- Plainfield resident since 1983. Retired as the city's Public Information Officer in 2006; prior to that Community Programs Coordinator for the Plainfield Public Library. Founding member and past president of: Faith, Bricks & Mortar; Residents Supporting Victorian Plainfield; and PCO (the outreach nonprofit of Grace Episcopal Church). Supporter of the Library, Symphony and Historic Society as well as other community groups, and active in Democratic politics.